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Lead Export Compliance Specialist

Bureau of Industry and Security
Washington, DC Other
POSTED ON 4/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2026
This vacancy is for a Lead Export Compliance Specialist in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

Qualifications:

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To qualify at the GS-14 level:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

  • Applying U.S. export control regulations in support of investigations, enforcement, or compliance work; and
  • Performing research to analyze and interpret trade and licensing data; and
  • Composing a variety of reports to present export control issues to senior officials.




Responsibilities:

As a Lead Export Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
  • Directs the prioritization of leads involving potential export control violations for distribution to Export Control Officers and Special Agents within the Office of Export Enforcement.
  • Monitors and evaluates export transactions and all-source intelligence to ensure compliance with the Export Control Reform Act of 2018; Export Administration Act 1979, as amended.
  • Conducts research and/or investigations of entities and transactions, evaluates findings, assesses evidence for factual and legal sufficiency, and determines whether further investigation is required to support an enforcement action.
  • Expresses ideas both orally and in writing to Senior Enforcement and Compliance officials, Special Agents, Leadership, and representatives within the Interagency.
  • Provides support to leadership in overseeing the targeting, analytical reach back for, and coordination of actionable information across interagency and international law enforcement partners as required.
This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Lead Export Compliance Specialist GS-1801-14, FPL GS-14 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Salary : $143,913

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